Eyes that are the same as those of evil

Chapter 46 The Ungrateful Wolf 3
What kind of special law is it?
"He suffered some aftereffects from what happened back then, similar to autism. He refuses to be touched by anyone, doesn't like to talk, and doesn't allow any strangers to enter his territory... In short, he's very difficult to approach. The bodyguards at his door are all retired armed police officers, you know? His parents won't let you get close, and you can't even step through the gate of the villa area."

Zheng Yan had encountered uncooperative people before—celebrities, tycoons, high-ranking officials… many people. But money and power aside, the main issue was that this person was a victim. If they were forced to question him, causing him mental distress, the other person's billionaire parents might eat them alive.

"Then what about making a phone call? Are we just going to let it go like this? We have a chance to solve an eleven-year-old cold case, Lao An."

“It’s not like there’s no way,” Officer An said, his eyes gleaming. “If we can get in touch with him directly, that would be great. He should be willing to help with the investigation and find the killer. About five or six years ago, there was a similar case in Haicheng. Back then, when the investigators went to him, he cooperated.”

"and then?"

"It turned out to be a completely different murderer. He was then 'invited' out by his bodyguard, and afterwards his parents even called the police station to complain."

"..." Zheng Yan rubbed his temples. "Just tell them if you can contact someone and tell them there's a good chance they'll catch the killer this time."

After all, they have divine weapons.

Shenbing himself is currently sculpting dough figurines outside the forensic laboratory.

Forensic doctors are not assigned to a single major crime unit, but are shared by the entire criminal investigation branch, and occasionally other branches will come to them for assistance.

So even though Zheng Yan and his team were investigating a child murder case, only Lao Li was in the lab handling Yu Dong's body; everyone else was focused on other work.

For example, someone is scanning a skull.

Studying skeletal remains is quite difficult, and confirming the identity is the first hurdle. Besides genetic material matching technology, the best way is to reconstruct the skull.

In other words, based on the relationship between the morphological characteristics of the soft tissues and facial features of the human head and face and the morphological characteristics of the skull, soft tissues are sculpted on the skull using clay or polymer clay to reconstruct the appearance of the corpse before death in order to determine the identity of the corpse.

With the advancement of technology, many laboratories have abandoned the hand-sculpting method and can now directly recreate the object on a computer using 3D scanning.

She felt she could learn more about this profession so that the victim figurines she sculpted next time wouldn't be the slanted-eyed Lin Daiyu.

Just as she was engrossed in watching, Zheng Yan came out and dragged her back.

"Get ready, you're coming with us on a business trip."

"?" She was a little confused. "The murderer fled to another province? You don't need to involve me in this, do you?"

There's no need for racing.

Zheng Yan pushed her into the car before saying, "This is not an ordinary case. It has been investigated together with the case from eleven years ago. We need to meet with the survivor from that time. Zhu Muyang is still lying in the hospital and cannot speak. Besides him, you are the only one who knows the situation best. Go and listen to the details that the survivor tells you and see if they match your dream."

Oh, so you're going to be a file comparison clerk.

Haicheng is a big city. Once you enter the city, you only need to roll down the car window to be overwhelmed by the bustling atmosphere. Every street you cross, you can see LED screens playing advertisements, with brightly colored celebrity promotional photos that are very eye-catching.

But as we got closer to our destination, the surroundings quieted down again.

The clean and spacious road had few cars in sight. Uniformed security personnel guided them onto a bend in the hillside and finally stopped in front of a lakeside villa.

The area usually used for parking in the villa has been converted into a tennis court, and the car is parked in a room with the rear wing partially visible through the lift door.

Zheng Yan glanced over there twice and whispered to Tan Jia, "Don't speak carelessly once you go in. That survivor might be easily agitated."

Tan Jia nodded.

They were led in by bodyguards, and once inside, they only saw quiet housekeepers serving tea and water, who merely nodded to them when they saw them. The entire villa was silent, making Zheng Yan and his companions hesitant to speak, fearing that any sudden words might elicit a scream from one of the patients.

But the case investigation was very important, so he sat down and asked the nanny in a low voice, "Where is Lin Zhiyue...?"

The nanny suddenly looked up at the stairs, and they all looked up and followed her gaze.

First, a linen slipper appears, revealing a slender ankle. The black trousers half-cover the foot, and then the long legs and upper body slowly move around the obstruction until the last step is taken.

He turned out to be a very handsome boy.

Although his expression was indifferent, the combination of his light-colored clothes and his heavily painted features, including the shadow on his nose, made him look like a final line drawing by an artist, which was very attractive at first glance.

"Lin Zhiyue, is that right? We are from the Major Crimes Unit 2 of the Jiujiang Criminal Investigation Detachment..."

Zheng Yan and Officer An were responsible for exchanging pleasantries and recounting the events before introducing the main topic.

"There is also a survivor this time, a nine-year-old. He didn't provide many clues because of his vocal cord injury. We hope to get more crucial information by comparing the statements of the two of you."

Lin Zhiyue didn't respond. He only glanced at the three guests with a calm and unwavering expression, as if it made no difference to him whether they were men, women, old or young.

After sitting down, he turned his head to look out the window, seemingly not in the mood to listen to what they were saying, which contradicted his willingness to cooperate with the investigation as he had said on the phone.

Tan Jia noticed that he was at least three meters away from them, sitting on that single sofa, like an isolated island in the sea.

Officer An then appealed to emotions, showing photos of the two victims: "You should remember me, right? I was the one taking your statement at the hospital back then. Now there's another survivor, and we've pinpointed the killer's escape route. Solving the case is just around the corner, for you, for the child who died last night, for all the children from eleven years ago..."

"The murderer escaped? How did that child escape?" This was Lin Zhiyue's first question after seeing the photo.

His voice was clear and flat, just like his personality; it was a little dry, probably because he didn't speak often.

Zheng Yan said, "Someone saved him. The murderer ran away in a hurry after hearing the shouts."

“The murderer I remember was very familiar with that place,” Lin Zhiyue paused for a moment, then looked directly at them. “He only committed the crimes at night, choosing places where he wouldn’t be discovered.”

Officer An understood what he meant; the murderer was very cautious and there shouldn't have been any incident where he was discovered.

He explained, "This time it was a spur-of-the-moment crime; he didn't take the person far, and he wasn't as cautious as before."

Lin Zhiyue looked at him, paused strangely, and then said, "Impossible. He deliberately didn't compact the soil properly, which is why I ran away. If it was a crime committed on the spur of the moment, it means that the two children angered him, and he should have taken them away to torture them. If he wanted to, there was no way anyone would have found out."

Zheng Yan was stunned. Indeed, everyone went to the pond to rescue the people that night. The picking garden occupied two hills, and the crime scene was still an unopened area. The murderer tortured the two children for several hours without anyone noticing. If Tan Jia hadn't been dreaming, probably no one would have noticed until Zhu Muyang was strangled to death.

Once the body is buried, after a long time, passersby will probably only marvel at how well the trees here grow.

As he was thinking this, he subconsciously glanced at Tan Jia out of the corner of his eye.

Lin Zhiyue's gaze drifted lightly to the girl who was the least harmonious member of the trio.

"Who is she?" he asked.

(End of this chapter)